The author has been described by News Ltd as an "iconoclast", "Svengali", a pollie's "economist muse", and "pungently accurate". Fairfax says he is a "Renaissance man" and "one of Australia’s most respected analysts." Stephen Koukoulas concludes that he is "85% right", and "would make a great Opposition leader." Terry McCrann claims the author thinks "‘nuance’ is a trendy village in the south of France", but can be "scintillating" when he thinks "clearly". The ACTU reckons he’s "an enigma wrapped in a Bloomberg terminal, wrapped in some apparently well-honed abs."

Monday, June 6, 2011

Is this the beginning of the end? ANZ job ads slump over last two months (chart)

Just another data point showing us why the RBA should immediately cut the cash rate to 3%. C'mon! As Leyton Hewitt might say...[Nb: nothing in this note reflects the true views of CREJ.]